A late-night police checking operation in Noida's Sector 63 area ended in an encounter on Sunday night, in which two accused were shot in the legs and all four suspects were arrested, IANS reported on Monday, November 2.

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Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Zone) Praveen Ranjan Singh said a Sector 63 police station team was conducting checking at the Sector 62 intersection on the directions of the Gautam Buddh Nagar authorities when four individuals on two motorcycles approached. When police signalled them to stop, both riders turned back and sped off.

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Police chased the suspects towards the Bahalolpur underpass, where, realising they were surrounded, the suspects allegedly opened fire on the police team. Officers retaliated in self-defence, and two of the accused were shot in the legs and overpowered, police said. The remaining two were caught in a combing operation that followed.

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The two injured men were identified in local reporting as Vikas, also called Kalu, 27, a resident of Delhi, and Rajesh, also called Tedha, 38, of Vasai village in Noida; the other two were named as Shankar Sharma, 20, and Kapil Kashyap, 20. Both injured men were sent to hospital for treatment. Reports said 22 cases had earlier been registered against Vikas and 18 against Rajesh, including robbery cases — these are police records as reported, and the allegations in them are yet to be proved in court.

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Police seized two country-made pistols, live cartridges and two knives from the accused, and impounded the two motorcycles allegedly used in the incidents. Preliminary investigation indicated the group allegedly used to offer lifts to unsuspecting people on their motorcycles and subsequently rob them, police said.

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All four accused are in custody and further investigation is under way, police said.